The UVA East Asia Center and Department of History are excited to host Aaron Skabelund, Associate Professor of History at Brigham Young University, as part of our Fall Speaker Series. Professor Skabelund specializes in modern Japanese history, with an emphasis on the social and cultural history of imperialism, animals, and the military. His talk "Inglorious, Illegal Bastards: Japan’s Self-Defense Force During the Cold War" will be held Friday, October 14, at 3:15 p.m. in New Cabell Hall 309.